Tags

This page lists the tags that the software may mark an edit with, and their meaning.

Tag nameAppearance on change listsFull description of meaningSourceActive?Tagged changes
wikieditor(hidden)Edit made using WikiEditor (2010 wikitext editor)Defined by the softwareYes3,517,716 changes
mobile editMobile editEdit made from mobile (web or app)Defined by the softwareYes1,161,913 changes
mobile web editMobile web editEdit made from mobile websiteDefined by the softwareYes1,158,718 changes
advanced mobile editAdvanced mobile editEdit made by user with Advanced modeDefined by the softwareYes467,475 changes
visualeditor-wikitext2017 source editEdit made using the 2017 wikitext editorDefined by the softwareYes461,638 changes
WT:NORMWT:NORM

This page violates one of the rules in WT:NORM that govern the formatting of wikitext in entries.

Note that this tag does not necessarily mean that an edit introduced a violation; rather, it more often means that the page already violated the rule.

See Special:AbuseFilter/103 for the conditions that trigger this tag.

Defined by the softwareNo324,999 changes
mw-revertedRevertedEdits that were later reverted by a different editDefined by the softwareYes273,320 changes
new-L2new-L2This edit adds a new language header to the page, such as "==French==".Defined by the softwareYes180,665 changes
discussiontools-added-comment(hidden)A talk page comment was added in this editDefined by the softwareYes157,661 changes
mw-rollbackRollbackEdits that roll back previous edits using the rollback linkDefined by the softwareYes153,037 changes
no-documentationno-documentationThis template page doesn't have a {{documentation}} transclusion.Defined by the softwareYes127,120 changes
mw-manual-revertManual revertEdits that manually restore the page to an exact previous stateDefined by the softwareYes119,047 changes
mw-undoUndoEdits that undo previous edits using the undo linkDefined by the softwareYes70,063 changes
discussiontools(hidden)Edit made using DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes69,784 changes
discussiontools-source(hidden)DiscussionTools was in source modeDefined by the softwareYes67,923 changes
discussiontools-source-enhanced(hidden)DiscussionTools was in enhanced source mode with the toolbarDefined by the softwareYes67,470 changes
visualeditorVisual editEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes61,104 changes
added linkadded linkAdded link to an external website, ie, one other than a sister project like Wikipedia, Wikicommons, or a Wiktionary in a language other than English.Defined by the softwareYes60,750 changes
no-L2-L3no-L2-L3No header for language, or none for part of speech. See WT:EL.Defined by the softwareYes50,157 changes
mw-new-redirectNew redirectEdits that create a new redirect or change a page to a redirectDefined by the softwareYes48,051 changes
discussiontools-replyReplyUser replied to a comment with DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes46,535 changes
no head tempno head tempThe entry lacks a "headword-line template" (e.g. {{en-noun}} or {{head}}) immediately below a part-of-speech header.Defined by the softwareYes40,776 changes
discussiontools-newtopicNew topicUser added a new topic to the page with DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes23,249 changes
fewer-L2sfewer-L2sThis edit removes one or more language section headers, such as "==French==".Defined by the softwareYes18,840 changes
bad-ledebad-ledeThis edit to an existing page caused the beginning of it to be formatted incorrectly. See WT:EL.Defined by the softwareYes16,487 changes
mw-removed-redirectRemoved redirectEdits that change an existing redirect to a non-redirectDefined by the softwareYes12,199 changes
new-user-pagenew-user-pageA new user editing his or her own user page.Defined by the softwareYes11,970 changes
mw-replaceReplacedEdits that remove more than 90% of the content of a pageDefined by the softwareYes11,361 changes
etyletylAddition of the deprecated {{etyl}} templateDefined by the softwareYes9,263 changes
removal-of-deletion-or-rfv-templateremoval-of-deletion-or-rfv-templateRemoval of a template supposed to be removed only after completion of voting process. See WT:RFV, WT:RFD.Defined by the softwareYes7,977 changes
mw-changed-redirect-targetRedirect target changedEdits that change the target of a redirectDefined by the softwareYes7,887 changes
ref-no-referencesref-no-referencesThis page now has a <ref> tag but no <references/> tag.Defined by the softwareYes7,054 changes
no-L3No L3No header for part of speech (or Etymology, Pronunciation, or others [See WT:ELE]) (eg, "===Adverb===", "===Alternative spellings===")No longer in useNo6,939 changes
OAuth CID: 4664paws [2.2]granting access for paws users. Giving additional "Edit protected pages" grant as requested in T338023Defined by the softwareYes6,614 changes
redirectredirectThis edit makes the page into a redirection page.Defined by the softwareYes4,949 changes
Removed Descendants headerRemoved Descendants headerDefined by the softwareYes3,952 changes
OAuth CID: 1841PAWS [2.1]PAWS (PAWS: A Web Shell) allows users to run Pywikibot (and other Python / R / bash code) online without needing an ssh login. The OAuth integration allows them to do so without having to expose their passwords.Defined by the softwareYes3,907 changes
mw-blankBlankingEdits that blank a pageDefined by the softwareYes3,606 changes
bad-iwbad-iwThis edit adds an interwiki link to a page with a different title. This is usually a mistake: interwiki links should point to the identical word on another wiki, and not to its translation into another language.Defined by the softwareYes2,800 changes
new-IWnew-IWThis edit adds a new interwiki link to the page, a task that is now usually relegated to a bot.Defined by the softwareYes2,757 changes
massmessage-deliveryMassMessage deliveryMessage delivery using Extension:MassMessageDefined by the softwareYes2,560 changes
OAuth CID: 429PAWS [1.2]PAWS (Pywikibot: A Web Shell) allows users to run Pywikibot (and other python code) online via a Jupyterhub instance, at https://tools.wmflabs.org/paws. OAuth integration allows people to edit / run automated processes without having to expose their passwords. This will make the consumer_secret and consumer_id public, until https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120469 is fixed. I have talked to Chris Steipp about this and it is ok for the short term.Defined by the softwareNo2,369 changes
-th-thDefined by the softwareYes2,074 changes
bad character in headerbad character in headerDefined by the softwareYes1,875 changes
discussiontools-visual(hidden)DiscussionTools was in visual modeDefined by the softwareYes1,861 changes
visualeditor-switchedVisual edit: SwitchedUser started to edit using the visual editor, then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes1,811 changes
triple-bracestriple-bracesThis edit left the page with a run of three consecutive curly braces, i.e. {{{ or }}}Defined by the softwareYes1,661 changes
wpwpNo longer in useNo1,306 changes
pagetitle-is-usernamepagetitle-is-usernameThe title of the page is the same as the username of the user making the edit. It might therefore be self-promotion.Defined by the softwareYes1,137 changes
blank-line-before-first-L2blank-line-before-first-L2Defined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes1,060 changes
no-blank-line-before-subsequent-headingno-blank-line-before-subsequent-headingDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes1,041 changes
mobile app editMobile app editEdits made from mobile appsDefined by the softwareYes837 changes
bad-wordbad-wordThis edit adds profanity to the page and is therefore likely to be vandalism.Defined by the softwareYes720 changes
Unbalanced template tagging filter.Unbalanced template tagging filter.This edit leaves the page with a <noinclude> or <includeonly> tag that is not properly closed with a corresponding </noinclude> or </includeonly> tag.Defined by the softwareYes591 changes
OAuth CID: 1352SWViewer [1.3]App to monitor the recent changes of a wiki's in real-time. For more details, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWViewerDefined by the softwareNo542 changes
multiple-blank-linesmultiple-blank-linesDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes514 changes
OAuth CID: 1805SWViewer [1.4]App to monitor the recent changes of a wiki's in real-time. For more details, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWViewerDefined by the softwareYes511 changes
android app editAndroid app editEdits made from mobile app for AndroidDefined by the softwareYes504 changes
added-content-liaradded-content-liarSee abuse filter 77.Defined by the softwareYes446 changes
also-known-asalso-known-asDefined by the softwareYes438 changes
abbr-headersabbr-headersThis edit adds Abbreviation or similar headers to the page; these should ideally be replaced with the appropriate part of speech, such as Noun.Defined by the softwareYes418 changes
phobiaphobiaThis edit may represent the addition of an unattestable word ending in -phobia or -philia.Defined by the softwareYes377 changes
blank-line-after-headingblank-line-after-headingDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes374 changes
fixed-typo-liarfixed-typo-liarDefined by the softwareYes328 changes
empty-sectionempty-sectionDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes312 changes
-sh-shThis edit removed a reference to the Serbo-Croatian language from the page.Defined by the softwareYes296 changes
NewNumNewNumDefined by the softwareYes278 changes
skipped-heading-levelskipped-heading-levelDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes222 changes
rfdefrfdefDefined by the softwareYes206 changes
emojiEmojiUsed by global abuse filter 110.Defined by the softwareYes206 changes
Arabic Presentation FormsArabic Presentation FormsEdits that add letters known as Arabic Presentation Forms-A and -B. Regular Arabic letters in this group should be used instead.Defined by the softwareYes183 changes
whitespace-between-heading-level-and-titlewhitespace-between-heading-level-and-titleDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes152 changes
hidden-tab-charactershidden-tab-charactersDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes137 changes
bad-wgpingbad-wgpingUnsubstituted usage of {{wgping}}Defined by the softwareYes109 changes
OAuth CID: 6365SWViewer [1.6]App to monitor the recent changes of a wiki's in real-time. For more details, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWViewerDefined by the softwareYes106 changes
PaMPaMThis edit shows patterns of editing characteristic of the blocked user User:Pass a Method.Defined by the softwareNo96 changes
new user moving pagesnew user moving pagesThe page is being moved by a user who has not yet made many edits to the wiki.Defined by the softwareYes82 changes
LadinLadinThis edit changes a language reference from Ladin to Latin.Defined by the softwareYes66 changes
abusefilter-condition-limitcondition limit reachedEdits or other events that couldn't be checked by all active abuse filters (help).Defined by the softwareYes65 changes
creativecreative113Defined by the softwareNo54 changes
WTNoDWTNoDNo longer in useNo52 changes
oft-misused pseudo-Greek letteroft-misused pseudo-Greek letterDefined by the softwareNo47 changes
bad English titlebad English titleDefined by the softwareYes44 changes
remove-LDLremove-LDLRemoval of {{LDL}} usagesDefined by the softwareYes27 changes
inflected-form-ofinflected-form-ofDefined by the softwareNo25 changes
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes22 changes
uncapitalized-headeruncapitalized-headerAddition of an uncapitalized header in the main or Reconstruction namespacesNo longer in useNo18 changes
wrong Greek letterwrong Greek letterDefined by the softwareYes18 changes
JSkyJSkyNo longer in useNo14 changes
pagetitle-is-contentpagetitle-is-contentThe page's contents are identical to its title.Defined by the softwareYes12 changes
MassUndoVMassUndoVfilter 112Defined by the softwareNo10 changes
x3x3Defined by the softwareYes9 changes
Added linkAdded linkThis edit adds a hyperlink pointing to a non-wiki location, which might represent spam.No longer in useNo7 changes
meta spam idmeta spam idDefined by the softwareYes7 changes
non-Latin headernon-Latin headerNo longer in useNo5 changes
w2kw2kNo longer in useNo4 changes
undeletionundeletionNo longer in useNo3 changes
OAuth CID: 76LCA Tools [1.5]Tool to allow LCA (Especially CA) team to process certain time heavy tasks (such as takedowns) from a central location.Defined by the softwareYes1 change
linked-lang-headerlinked-lang-headerNo longer in useNo1 change
strange-charactersstrange-charactersThe edit contains a certain sequence of unusual text characters that generally indicate spam.Defined by the softwareNo1 change
OAuth CID: 3711PAWS [2.1]PAWS (PAWS: A Web Shell) allows users to run Pywikibot (and other Python / R / bash code) online without needing an ssh login. The OAuth integration allows them to do so without having to expose their passwords.Defined by the softwareYes1 change
unfilled-templateunfilled-templateDefined by the softwareYes1 change
fileimporter-remoteModified by FileImporterEdits made by the FileImporter extension after successfully importing a file from this wiki.Defined by the softwareYes1 change
english-with-arabic-headwordenglish-with-arabic-headwordDefined by the softwareNo1 change
OAuth CID: 1804IABotManagementConsole [1.2]A web interface of tools that improve the DB, articles, or queues up IABot to run on a set of articles.Defined by the softwareYes1 change
recurring vandalismrecurring vandalismNo longer in useNo1 change
mw-server-side-uploadServer-side uploadMedia files that were uploaded via a maintenance scriptDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
centralnoticeCentral NoticeEdit created via the CentralNotice Admin UIDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
centralnotice translationCentral Notice TranslationEdit of CentralNotice content created via the Translate extensionDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
-vija-vijaDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
BadUKJaBadUKJaDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
RURUDefined by the softwareNo0 changes
BadASLBadASLDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
noxxnoxxDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
bogus redirbogus redirDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
ANV?ANV?Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
NmCatNoEnNmCatNoEnDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
wotdwotdDefined by the softwareNo0 changes
disneynewdisneynewDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
T144167T144167Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
blankingblankingDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
OTRS permission added by non-OTRS memberOTRS permission added by non-OTRS memberDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
repeated xwiki CoI abuserepeated xwiki CoI abuseDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-references(hidden)EditCheck thinks a reference might have been neededDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-references-activatedEdit Check (references) activatedEditCheck thinks a reference might have been needed, and the UI was shownDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-newcontent(hidden)EditCheck thinks new content was added to the pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-newreference(hidden)A reference was added to the pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-common-knowledgeEdit Check (references) declined (common knowledge)EditCheck reference was declined as common knowledgeDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-irrelevantEdit Check (references) declined (irrelevant)EditCheck reference was declined as irrelevantDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-uncertainEdit Check (references) declined (uncertain)EditCheck reference was declined as being uncertainDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-otherEdit Check (references) declined (other)EditCheck reference was declined for an unlisted reasonDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVisual edit: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
ios app editiOS app editEdits made from mobile app for iOSDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
disambiguator-link-addedDisambiguation linksEdits that add links to disambiguation pagesDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
discussiontools-editEdited commentUser edited an existing comment with DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes0 changes